CIPS Corporate Certification Standard

The framework for effectively managing and improving your procurement activity

CIPS Corporate Certification Standard

Managing procurement effectively can help your organization perform at its best. CIPS Corporate Certification Standard gives you the framework to help you demonstrate that your organization has the procurement and supply policies, strategies, procedures and processes to achieve Corporate Certification. CIPS Corporate Certification assesses an organisation’s procurement and supply operations against a globally respected standard and it provides a pathway to procurement excellence.

What is CIPS Corporate Certification Standard?

Meeting the Standard shall demonstrate that if the procurement policies, strategies, procedures and processes are fully adopted by an organisation it will provide good practice and consistent ways of working; this should also reduce the likelihood of any fraudulent activities within procurement and its supply chain.

The Standard is a compilation of criteria under five Dimensions which are:

Who is it relevant to?

CIPS Corporate Certification Standard has been designed for organisations in any sector and any part of the world. The standard is particularly suitable where there is need to display operational efficiency and manage supplier performance and risk. Also where providing a superior value proposition to all customer groups through best-in-class purchasing.

Benefits

Certifying your procurement activity against the CIPS Standard can bring the following benefits to your organization:

Why choose BSI?

We pioneered standards more than 100 years ago and today we’re the market leader. We help over 65,000 organizations ranging from top global brands to small ambitious businesses in 150 countries to gain an edge over their competitors. As one of the few organizations that understands standards from start to finish, we don’t only assess how well you’re meeting the standards, but also we create new standards from scratch and train teams globally to use them and perform better. Our knowledge can transform your organization.